Leeds United boss Daniel Farke on FA Cup trophy chances, draw wish and why star man started

The Whites took their time to get going against Championship side Norwich City, but once they hit the front through Sean Longstaff’s neat turn and volley, they never looked back. Gabriel Gudmundsson, who made the first goal, added the second and his first for the club. In the second half Joel Piroe clipped home a sweet first-time finish, having earlier hit the crossbar, to confirm Leeds’ place in the quarter-finals.

"I mentioned just outside if I could have painted a game day of a cup competition, I would have painted it this way," said Farke. "Norwich were brave and went for it, didn't make our lives easy. We changed on nine positions and so much rotation is never healthy for the performance. You have to look on other pitches at how Arsenal and Chelsea were struggling with other sides perhaps. All the teams around us who have rotated are out of the competition but not us, we have delivered. We needed 10 to 15 minutes to come into the game but then played excellent. We missed two or three chances but to score three goals and against an in-form and brave Norwich, to deliver a clean sheet - you can't take it for granted when you make so many changes."

Man of the Match Gudmundsson was one of the two players who remained in the starting line-up and Farke had two reasons for keeping the Swede involved.

"I could [have rested him] but two thoughts, he's our only left-footed wing-back, that makes it a bit tricky especially when you expect to be dominant and have several crosses from that position." said Farke. "Last time I rested him, the next day he was injured in training. So I thought it better for him to stay in, keep going like a Scandinavian machine. I kept him quite long on the pitch and we have a full week to recover, and good for his confidence to be there with an important assist and goal - that was a long time coming. Delighted for him. He's a top class character and player."

As Farke points out, only seven other clubs in England can now win the FA Cup and Leeds are one game away from a Wembley semi-final. Survival in the Premier League remains his focus but it has been joined by another dream.

"Staying up would be the first big achievement," he said. "To be in the quarter-final is a big topic. It's still not realistic to win the cup but who knows? The dream is ongoing. Hopefully another home game, we're looking forward to the draw. We took it as motivation to write another piece of history. Who knows what the outcome will be? It's always a chance but you still have more or less the big names through yesterday - Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea. We're not the favourites but we know on a good day we can win, especially in a one-off game against each and everyone. It's a good feeling to be back on the big stage. We're highly motivated to live this dream as much as possible."

Though Farke insists he does not care who Leeds draw in the quarter-final, his one wish is to be drawn as the home side.